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Red
Gurnard
CHELIDONICHTHYS
KUMU
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
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Flesh
firm textured, pink to white, whitening on cooking, |
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Suitable
for most cooking methods. |
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Caught
around coastal waters of New Zealand in sandy waters and sandy
shell beds in depths of 50-150m. |
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Methods of catching are longline and bottom trawl. |
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Becoming
popular in whole and filleted form. The outer skin is considered
scaleless. |
PACKAGING/PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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Chilled
Whole Fish
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Run
ofCatch, Graded Small/Medium/Large |
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12kg
(26.45lb) per Polybox. |
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Chilled
fillets |
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Skin
on bone in/skinless, boneless |
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16kg
(35.27lb) per Polybox
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5kg
(11.02lb) per carton. |
STORAGE,
HANDLING & DEFROST RECOMMENDATIONS
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Chilled
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Keep
well chilled 0C (32F). Product received whole should have fillets
removed to retain fillet quality and shelf life. |
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Frozen |
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Best
stored ar -18C (0F) in supplied strapped cartons to avoid freezer
burn/dehydration. Recommend cooking from frozen or semi frozen
state. |
NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION
(Per 100 gm raw fillets - approximate)
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%DailyValue*
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| Total
calories |
116Kcal
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| Calories
from fat |
10.4kcal
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| Total
fat |
1.1g
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2%
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| Saturated
fat |
0.4g
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2%
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| Cholesterol |
68mg
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22%
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| Sodium |
121mg
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5%
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| Total
Carbohydrate |
0
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0
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| Dietry
fibre |
0
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0
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| Sugars |
0
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0
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| Protein |
26.4g
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52%
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| Vitamin
A |
0
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0
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| Vitamin
C |
0.2mg
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0
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| Calcium |
30mg
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3%
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| Iron |
0.6mg
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3%
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*Based
on a 2000 Calorie diet
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